Google accused of spying on Israel

XabbaRus · 06-18-06, 02:57 PM

It will be another excuse for stupid govt. to make some other new law.

It's like in the UK, we are the most "caught on CCTV" nation in Europe.

I think the stat is something like 300 times a day you are recorded on one CCTV camera or another. The new one is the cameras that will have Number Plate Recognition technology for catching people who hadn't paid road tax. Now I think this is bollocks as AFAIK the DVLA computers can already know if you haven't paid your road tax through the small matter of them not receiving your money on time. OK so the post could be slow and your cheques arrive late, but considering you can pay at Post Offices and by CC or Debit card that is rare. It is just another excuse in the UK to keep an eye on us. I am sure Tony Blair and definately Gordon Brown want to turn the UK into a socialist police state where they know where everyone is all of the time. Any other UK people here read about the plan that after a certain date cars will have to have a GPS device fitted as standard so you can be charged for driving down the road. It is the thin end of the wedge. Thing is most people buy into the "but you will be safer and we can loko after you better" crap the govt spin.

Some satellite photo of my house, don't mind. Govt filming me all the time, big problem. I remember some US intelligence chief saying that the UK has a CCTV capability unrivalled by the world and one the US would love and one that the UK (as of yet) doesn't utilise to its fullest potential. I think there are laws in the US that make the surveillance we have illegal. Could someone clarify this?

06-18-06, 02:57 PM	#16
XabbaRus Navy Seal Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 5,330 Downloads: 5 Uploads: 0	It will be another excuse for stupid govt. to make some other new law. It's like in the UK, we are the most "caught on CCTV" nation in Europe. I think the stat is something like 300 times a day you are recorded on one CCTV camera or another. The new one is the cameras that will have Number Plate Recognition technology for catching people who hadn't paid road tax. Now I think this is bollocks as AFAIK the DVLA computers can already know if you haven't paid your road tax through the small matter of them not receiving your money on time. OK so the post could be slow and your cheques arrive late, but considering you can pay at Post Offices and by CC or Debit card that is rare. It is just another excuse in the UK to keep an eye on us. I am sure Tony Blair and definately Gordon Brown want to turn the UK into a socialist police state where they know where everyone is all of the time. Any other UK people here read about the plan that after a certain date cars will have to have a GPS device fitted as standard so you can be charged for driving down the road. It is the thin end of the wedge. Thing is most people buy into the "but you will be safer and we can loko after you better" crap the govt spin. Some satellite photo of my house, don't mind. Govt filming me all the time, big problem. I remember some US intelligence chief saying that the UK has a CCTV capability unrivalled by the world and one the US would love and one that the UK (as of yet) doesn't utilise to its fullest potential. I think there are laws in the US that make the surveillance we have illegal. Could someone clarify this? __________________